Vélo Joy Blog — Planning the cycling city RSS

This coming summer, 2018, I am going to The Netherlands where I will immerse myself in the Dutch lifestyle and experience true urban cycling in the city of bikes that embraces people and place. Specifically, I will be attending a 3-week program at the University of Amsterdam. This is a graduate-level program that will unravel urban cycling from a critical and interdisciplinary perspective. Drawing on historical and current events, engage with top Dutch and international experts and leaders; as a student I’ll learn a host of essential skills that support meaningful understanding, developing and fostering of cycling cities. In the fall of 2018 I plan on presenting my findings. Learning from the world’s leading cycling city, Amsterdam, and understanding how...